Rail tie



May 29, 192s. 1,671,877

' F. J. STRZYZEWSKI RAIL TIE Filed July 2, 1927 INVENTOR Patented May29, 1928.

FRANK J. STBZYZEWS'KI, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PATENT oFFlcE.

nur. 'mal application mea July a, 1a27. serial no. 203,160.

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in rail ties.

The salient object of the invention is to provide a tie which may beembedded in the earth of a railroad road bed and which will be soarranged that the rails may be expeditiously. secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a railroad tie which maybe constructed of cast metal.

A further object of the invention is to.

provide` a railroad tie of the above described type ner that draixpge ofthe roadxbed will be materially aid Other objects will appearhereinafter. The invention-consists in the novel combination andarrangement of parts to be like.

hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a railroad track-` way embodying a preferredform of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional .view taken substantially on the plane of the line2-2 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 3.*is aperspective detail view of a preferred form of tieconstruction employed in my invention;

Figs. 4 and 5 are elevational views of modified forms of tieconstructions; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view taken substantially in -the plane ofthe line M on Fig. 2. Y

Referring to the drawings wherein the referred embodiment of myinvention `is illustrated it may be seen that I depict a railroadtrackway comprised of rails 1` and 2 carried by ties 3 that are adaptedto be embedded in the earth of a railroad rightof-way road bed generallyindicated by 4 in the drawings. v 5

By4 referring to Fi 2 it may be seen that the tiesi-3 -are ein ded inthe road bed 4 in such a way that a portion thereof extends above theearth level of the road bed. On the upper side of the ties 3 in themid-portion thereof trough 5 serves to This construction ris such thatthe drainage will be so controlledthat the carrying o6 of the materialcomprising the road bed will be reduced since portions. o

which will be arranged in such a mana trough 5 is formed. The drain offlrainfall and the f sited. In

`the ties protrude above the level ofthe road bed. The drainage ow'sthrough the troughs in the succeeding ties and due to the upwardlyprotruding portions of the ties itis apparent that the drainage will bedirected so that very little of the road bed will be washed away. y

In the tie 3 on each side of the trough 5 recesses 6 are provided. Theseopenings are preferably so arran ed that the lower walls thereof are ina ignment' with the earth level of the road' bed 4 when the tieisproperly positioned.V The recesses 6 are spaced apart in `,the ties adistance such that the center lines thereof are spaced apart an amountequal to the distance between the center lines of the rails that areadapted to be mounted thereon. As is clearly shown in Fig. 6, webs 7 aredisposed between each pair of reces-ies so as to increase rigidity ofthe upper side of the tie in the region of said recesses 6.

In the upper side of the ties 3 and exf l tending into the recesses 6are opemngs 8 which are arranged soas to be juxtaposed the rails adaptedto be' mounted on the ties. L-shaped securing elements 9 are arranged so`that the stem portion thereof protrudes through the o emngs 8 into therecesses 6 and so that t e head portions thereof engage the footportions 10 of the rails l and 2. The securing elements 9 have .openin s11 provided therein through 'which t e Wedge shaped key elements 12 areadapted to extend. As is clearly shown in Fig. 2 the key elements 12have wedge shaped portions on the lower side thereof while the side oposite said wedge shaped portion is made substantially flat and 1sadapted to engage the upperv wall of the recesses 6.

As has been stated the recesses 6 are disposed above the ground level ofthe road bed 4 and therefore easy access may be had at` all times. Asuitable tool Jis used in order to force the wedge'elements tightly intothe openings llin order to fasten the L-Shaped securing elements inposition and thus securely fastenthe rails to the ties.

As has been stated the ties 3 are preferably composed of cast metalwhich as is obvious will afford a very economical method of manufacture.It is to be understood how` ever that other forms of material might beemployed in the tie construction if so de- Fig. 5 a modified form of tieconlll struction over that disclosed in Fig. 3 is depicted. In thisinstance the tie 3 embodies a trough 5 which is 'made so as to be sub-Stantially rectan lar in contra-distinction to the substantiallylyV-shaped trou h 5 provided in-the tie 3. In Fig. 4 a furt fied form oftie construction is disclosed and the form depicted herein comprises atie 3" which is constructed without the trough 5. This form ofconstruction would be used where the drainage problem would be minoi`and is depicted for the purpose of showing that my improved tieconstruction is not limited to the embodiment of a trough.

It is apparent from the foregoing description that I have rovided ameans for mounting the rails of) a railroad trackway in position whichinclude a tie that may be very economically manufactured and one towhich the rails may be secured in avery ex ditious manner.

- ile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore do not wish to be limited to the recise detailsof construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by vLetters Patent is:

1. A railroad tie of cast metal having spaced apart recesses in thesides thereof juxtaposed the upper edge, the upper side of said tiehaving a depression formed therein between said reeessee, the lower ermodi-- the en walls of said recesses and saiddepression being in alient.

2. In com ination with the roadbed of a railway,\ties adapted to beembedded in the earth of said roadbed so as to have portions thereofdisposed above the level of said roadbed, spaced apart rails on saidties said ties having o said rails'in t e portions of said ties disposedabove said roadbed so as to afford access to means employed forsecuringfsaid rails to said ties, said ties having depressions formed inthe upper side thereof said depressions serving as drainage troughs forsaid roadbed, the lower walls of said recesses and said depressionsbeing disposed in ignment with the earth level of said road- 3. A castrailroad tie havin formed in opposed ed said recesses hiring a ribformed therebetween and being disposed adjacent the upper edfl'e of saidtie, said tie having a depression f5 of intermediate said recesses andto have the lower edge thereof in substantial alignment with the loweredge of said recesses, and said tie having openings formed in the `up rside thereof arranged in spaced apart re ation and adapted'to extendinto said recess, said last named ope ings being spaced apart a distancesubstantially equal to the width of a rail whereb securing elements maybe inserted throng said openings-to engage said rail so as to retain itin ition on said tie.

In testimony whereof I ax my, signature.

FRANK J..STRZYZEW SKI.

recesses arranged enings therein disposed below between said rails,

thereo adjacent ormed in the upper edge there-`

